Total Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stradbroke Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Grange Hill , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 374 local areas in Epping Forest .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stradbroke Drive (IG7 5RB) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.4% lower than the Grange Hill average (53.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stradbroke Drive (IG7 5RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shakespeare Square, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stradbroke Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culpeper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolsey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wolsey Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knights Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stradbroke Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Close | Under investigation |
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